Schnucks removing Logli, Hilander signs at Rockford stores

Workers started removing the Logli and Hilander signs from 11 grocery stores Monday as Schnuck Market Inc. prepares to bring its 11 local stores under the Schnucks banner.

Melissa Westphal

Workers started removing the Logli and Hilander signs from 11 grocery stores Monday as Schnuck Market Inc. prepares to bring its 11 local stores under the Schnucks banner.

The St. Louis-based company announced its plans to drop the Logli and Hilander names last week to clear up any remaining confusion about the stores’ ownership and because customers are familiar enough with the company name now.

Schnucks first entered the market in 1998 when it bought three Logli stores. It built two more Loglis and bought seven Hilander stores from The Kroger Co. in 1998.

Officials kept the family Logli and Hilander names because local customers were familiar with them. But the Schnucks name has been on store pharmacies and grocery bags for many years.

The exterior store signs will be dismantled and recycled and replaced with Schnucks signs. The process is expected to take about two weeks.

Schnucks owns 11 stores in Rockford, Loves Park, Roscoe, Cherry Valley and Janesville, Wis. The company closed the Hilander near North Main Street and Riverside Boulevard last May.